The Brain Fitness Program is based on the brain’s ability to change and adapt, even rewire itself. In the past two years, a team of scientists has developed computer-based stimulus sets that drive beneficial chemical, physical and functional changes in the brain. Dr. Michael Merzenich of the University of California and his colleagues share their scientifically based set of brain exercises in this life-altering program. Peter Coyote narrates.
Producers: PBS Distribution
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Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound – Home Use
This program, specifically designed to help people get the most from their vision and hearing as they age, considers how these senses change throughout life and what people can do to keep them healthy and fully functional.
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Justice: What’s The Right Thing to Do – Public Performance Rights & Home Use
More than 14,000 students have taken JUSTICE, one of Harvard’s most popular courses. In a trailblazing partnership with WGBH, Harvard is opening its classroom to the world. Professor Michael Sandel’s course aims to help viewers become more critically minded thinkers about the moral decisions we all face in our everyday lives.
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Eyes on the Prize
Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. Winner of numerous Emmy Awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, an International Documentary Award, and a Television Critics Association Award, Eyes on the Prize is the most critically acclaimed documentary on civil rights in America. (3 Disks)
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The Music Instinct: Science and Song – Home Use
The power of music: The Music Instinct: Science and Song provides a ground-breaking exploration into how and why the human organism–and the whole ebb and flow of the cosmos–is moved by the undeniable effect of music. This follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to the crossroads of science and culture in search of answers to music’s deep mysteries.
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The Music Instinct: Science and Song – Public Performance
The power of music: The Music Instinct: Science and Song provides a ground-breaking exploration into how and why the human organism–and the whole ebb and flow of the cosmos–is moved by the undeniable effect of music. This follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to the crossroads of science and culture in search of answers to music’s deep mysteries.
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Finding Your Own True Love with Dr. Diane Kirschner – Home Use
Based on the book, Love in 90 Days, this practical and inspirational talk by Dr. Diana Kirschner provides advice on self-love, dating and finding a great relationship, plus information for couples who want to deepen their love.
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Finding Your Own True Love with Dr. Diane Kirschner – Public Performance
Based on the book, Love in 90 Days, this practical and inspirational talk by Dr. Diana Kirschner provides advice on self-love, dating and finding a great relationship, plus information for couples who want to deepen their love.